Where does “tarkkamuistinen” come from?

tarkkamuistinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

tarkkamuistinen (Finnish): with an accurate memory

Definitions

  1. with an accurate memory

Ancestry of “tarkkamuistinen”, step by step

tarkkamuistinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
2Swedishstärkstrong
3Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
4Old Norsesterkrstrong
5Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
6Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish muisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuistimemory; Third-person singular past form of...
2Finnishmuistaato remember, recall, recollect; Third-person...
3Proto-Finnicmuistadakto understand
4Proto-Finno-Ugricmuja-to touch, feel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg-Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic starkuz